What do you think of the philosophy of "we'll get enough sleep when we are dead"?

[smahala1991]

My mom always has to be doing something even if she gets no sleep for 2 or 3 days at a time. Whenever I try to talk to her about slowing down she'll say that phrase. To me keeping going like that is not good for mental health.

[sage2021]

Getting 7-8 hours of sleep every night is the standard amount of healthy sleep.
Contrary to people only sleeping a few hours and then saying they will make up the rest, well, sleep just doesn't work like that.

[Crimsyjo]

That level is not healthy no. But the philosophy is about living. Experience. Memory. If someone uses it to cran in more chores etc that's a mismatch of meaning. Ot should be about doing pleasurable things whilst you can not more responsibility.

It's a flippant remark to say "dead" but it could just as easily mean "when I'm physically unable and old and will spend years stuck in a bed sleeping most of the time" too.

[genericname85]

that sounds a lot like workaholism which is a kind of depression. she should see a therapist. and yeah if you don't sleep enough, you'll sure meet death sooner. so if that's what you want, go for it.

[Massageman]

She might be one of those who can get by on less sleep. Typically, 7-8 hours of good, solid sleep is desired.

[Hoolapu]

Such people are morally reprehensible. I do not support any form of labor-wage-slave mindset. It's animalic. We are here mainly because two people didn’t use contraception, and by coincidence, our bodies are good enough to be alive – and not to have to earn money or make someone richer just to survive and satisfy needs. Unfortunately, many people are wage slaves because they want to exercise power, are born into this and pressured to be some profession or university-educated.

I lean more toward the philosophies of Schopenhauer, Gnosticism, or Buddhism – better to do lesser than to do a lot and cause damage. You can see every day what ordinary people cause in the world while claiming to be valuable. Many act like cancer cells that's why so many want biological children, even the poor humans. While human rights in every nation are zero, especially for the poor.

It is also troubling that one cannot simply access pentobarbital legally and affordably, like buying cheap shampoo. Every person should have the right to decide for themselves when to go, and painless.

As long as ignorance and delusion prevail, there will be no ethics in the world.

[jennifer_bloom]

Dr. Berg says if you want to look young, you should add fat to your diet, as well as the vitamin Bs you need to digest and process that fat, and the magnesium you need to digest vitamin B.

[exitseven]

I used to say it all the time.. Sometimes you just do not have the time to sleep. Missing a night of sleep never did me any harm

[KrisKris81]

I think it's possible to, literally, work yourself to death.

[msc545]

I think not getting sufficient sleep is a good way to get dead a lot sooner.

[Hoolapu]

probably intentional as well.

[queenofcardio]

We're good as dead if we barely sleep..